Portrait of Benedict Wong

Benedict Wong

Acting

Biography

Benedict Wong (born 3 July 1971) is an English actor. He began his career on stage before starring in the film Dirty Pretty Things (2002), which earned him a British Independent Film Award nomination, and the BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High (2002–2004). Roles followed this in the films On a Clear Day (2005), Sunshine, Grow Your Own (both 2007), and Moon (2009), the CBBC series Spirit Warriors (2010). Wong gained further recognition in the 2010s for his roles as Kublai Khan in the Netflix series Marco Polo (2014–2016), Bruce Ng in the film The Martian (2015), and Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the film Doctor Strange (2016). He has since starred in the Syfy series Deadly Class (2019). His performance in the film Nine Days(2020) earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Since 2024, he has had a main role in the Netflix series 3 Body Problem and appeared in Weapons (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Benedict Wong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: July 3, 1971

Place of Birth: Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Filmography

2025
Weapons

as Marcus

2024
Bad Genius

as Meng Kang

2024
3 Body Problem

as Detective Clarence 'Da' Shi

2023
The Magician's Elephant

as Magician (voice)

2022
Toast of Tinseltown

as Rusty Halloween

2021
What If...?

as Wong (voice)

2021
Nine Days

as Kyo

2021
2021
Extinct

as Dr. Chung (voice)

2021
Marvel Studios Legends

as Wong (archive footage) (uncredited)

2019
Lady and the Tramp

as Bull (voice)

2019
Gemini Man

as Baron

2019
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

as skekVar (The General) (voice)

2019
Deadly Class

as Master Lin

2018
Annihilation

as Lomax

2017
2036: Nexus Dawn

as Lawmaker

2016
2015
The Martian

as Bruce Ng

2014
Marco Polo

as Kublai Khan

2014
Prey

as Ashley Chan

2013
Kick-Ass 2

as Mr. Kim

2013
Run

as Gao

2013
Hummingbird

as Mr Choy

2012
Prometheus

as Ravel

2011
2011
Black Mirror

as Shaun Li

2011
The Lady

as Karma Phuntsho

2011
2011
The Flying Machine 3D

as Lang Lang (voice)

2010
Shanghai

as Juso Kita

2009
Moon

as Thompson

2008
Slapper

as David

2007
Frankenstein

as Ed Gore

2007
Grow Your Own

as Kung Sang

2007
Sunshine

as Trey

2006
Hallo Panda

as Panda's Voice (voice)

2006
The IT Crowd

as Prime

2005
2003
Code 46

as Medic

2003
State of Play

as Pete Cheng

2002
2002
2002
Look Around You

as Chess Player

2002
Look Around You

as Dr. Franklin Fu

2002
2002
Spooks

as Kai

2001
Spy Game

as Tran

2001
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

as Pat Proudence

2001
Wit

as Fellow 2

2000
1998
Supply and Demand

as Frankie Li

1997
Breakout

as Jerry

1996
1996
Red

as Mark

1995
Night Watch

as Guard

1995
Out of the Blue

as Wages clerk

1995
Hearts and Minds

as Interpreter

1994
Pie in the Sky

as Michael Cheung

1992
Small Metal Jacket

as Le Van Dong

1990
The Chief

as Peng